Cadets sit and wait for ceremonies to begin at the West Point graduation ceremony in Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, on May 27, 2023. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo April 25 (UPI) -- This week was the first time in many years that I missed filing my Wednesday UPI column. One reason was that my gallbladder exceeded its sell-by date. I had an unexpectedly short but successful hospital stay. The other was more substantial. I simply did not understand how and why from virtually every perspective, the U.S. appeared...